Top 100 sparkling wines of China
Discover the top 100 best sparkling wines of China as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sparkling wines that are popular of China and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of China
China has emerged on the world wine scene with unprecedented speed in recent years, both in terms of production and consumption. Currently, it is competing with several countries for the sixth place among wine-producing countries in terms of Volume.
In terms of wine area, China is second only to Spain. In 2017, there were 847,000 hectares of Vineyards.
However, while 90% of French vineyards produce wine Grapes, in China, table grape production represents a similar percentage.
However, domestic production fell for five consecutive years until 2017. In that year, one billion liters (264 million U. S.
gallons) were produced, compared to 1. 137 billion (300. 4 U. S.
News from the vineyard of China
Rare Glen Grant whisky sells for record-breaking HK$937,500
A rare bottle of Gordon & MacPhail’s Glen Grant 72-year-old whisky has broken its own previous auction world record in a sale at Bonham’s Hong Kong on 20 May. The single bottle sold for HK$937,500 (US$120,000/£95,403) including buyer’s premium. This figure is more than double the price a bottle of the same whisky sold for at a Bonham’s Hong Kong sale in January 2021 (HK$421,600). Distilled by Speyside producer Glen Grant in 1948, the rare single malt was created by independent Scotch bottl ...
Redbreast Dream Cask
The fifth of Redbreast’s Dream Cask offerings, released to mark World Whisky Day tomorrow (Saturday 21st May), is a 30-year-old single pot still whiskey produced by Irish Distillers at its Midleton Distillery in Co Cork. Unlike previous single-cask releases, this year’s Dream Cask combines two casks chosen as their favourites from Midleton’s vast inventory by master blender Billy Leighton and blender Dave McCabe. Leighton’s cask is a first-fill Oloroso Sherry butt filled in May 1990, while McCab ...
DWWA 2022: Sneak preview of styles to look out for
With more than 18,200 wines tasted by our expert judging panels and entrants spanning 56 countries, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022 edition promises to deliver an eclectic mix of brilliant bottles to seek out – across a broad range of prices. Official results for DWWA 2022, including the winners of coveted Platinum and Best in Show medals, won’t be published until 7th of June. However, here are just a few of the styles to watch out for, based on a selection of personal highligh ...